Please explain a detail why are gluons the only gauge bosons that can interact with each other? Can a gluon cause the color charge change in a quark?
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Gluons are the gauge bosons that mediate the strong nuclear force, which is responsible for holding quarks together inside protons and neutrons. Show more…
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